Firefighters contain eight-acre brush fire in Estero

Southwest Florida firefighters battled another brush fire Saturday afternoon, adding to the hundreds of acres that have burned this week.

Three homes on Burgundy Farms Road in Estero were within feet of the blaze. Fire crews from multiple agencies had the eight-acre brush fire under control within a few hours without any damage to the homes.

"The last three hours have been dicey," said Susan Lindenmuth with Estero Fire and Rescue.

Lindenmuth says the fire was surrounded by what she called "heavy fuel." Crews were able to maintain the flames by creating a perimeter by bulldozing the brush into dirt and sand.

This fire just adds to the hundreds of acres that have burned since Friday – 300 acres in Charlotte County, 150 acres at the Big Cypress National Preserve, and 114 acres in south Lee County.

"It doesn't matter the size,” said Lindenmuth. “We have that fear that we're not going to be able to stop one; we're not going to be able to contain it. That breaks everybody's, heart."

Lindenmuth mentioned that these fires have not been started by lightning, so they look towards negligence on humans for a cause, and now more than ever is a good time to be extra careful. The cause of this fire is still unknown.

"Whether it's started on purpose, or it's as simple as a car pulled over on the side of the road with dry brush,” said Lindenmuth. “We have to be extremely vigilance, watch what we do, and make sure we are not part of the problem."

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